When communicating with someone who has cancer at any stage, it can help to listen first to your loved one before reaching out with offers of help or sharing your own stories or experiences. If ...

What you don’t say can matter just as much as what you do Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD When Thomas Goode, a 52-year-old North Carolina resident, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 16 ...

Spending time with my daughter and husband without having to worry about cooking a meal or my lengthy to-do list helps on days when I’m not feeling my best.

Last year, my cousin Samm lost her fiancé Aaron, 27, in an unthinkable work accident. A stay-at-home mom of two young boys, she suddenly found herself thrust into the world of single motherhood ...

It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say something comforting. Very few of us know what that is. I’ve learned this the hard way. My beloved ...

As Minnesotans rush to support the Annunciation Church and School community, it can be hard to know what to say. And frankly, what not to say. Death is the hardest thing in life. Now, we are all ...

When someone you love loses a person they love, it can be hard to know what to say. You want to show your friend you love and support them, but you also know there really isn't much you can say to ...

Source: Dmitrii Marchenko/Getty Let's say someone you know is going through a tough time and you want to offer comfort. Piece of cake, right? Just arm yourself with a bunch of pat sayings like "Time ...